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Get yourself a copy! Excited to help put this together with a close group of brothers. Thankful to the authors who contributed.
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The next Spine and Scoliosis Patient Support Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, at 6 pm, with Diana Pinkhasova, M.D. Please register at scoli.org/support and the link will be emailed to you automatically.
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This week, we are hosting the Neurosurgery Flex Week for our MS1s! Students are getting early exposure into the ORs and learning basic surgical skills such as suturing, tying, gowning, and gloving!
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Great dinner talk hosted by @WomenInNSGY and Association of Women Surgeons where we discussed “Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field” from @NitinAgarwalMD’s Surviving Neurosurgery
Great discussions all around and super fortunate for our tight knit community at @PittHealthSci
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Join us for Cooper Neurosurgery Grand Rounds on Monday, January 19th, 8–9AM EST. Speaker: Nitin Agarwal, M.D. @NitinAgarwalMD
Topic: “Surviving Neurosurgery”
Teams Link:teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup…
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2026 dates for the @UPMC Spine and Scoliosis Support Group have been announced. Call 412-647-3604 or visit scoli.org/support to RSVP or get more information.
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.@NitinAgarwalMD and @SamuelWakelin20 had their project 'inFiniteSpine: Preoperative Finite Element Spine Surgery Planning Tool' selected as one of 19 Phase 1 awardees for the @PittTweet Un-Challenge, an initiative funding unconventional research to solve tough health problems.
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The Presbyterian Medical Executive Committee has awarded @SCOLIorg a $5k grant to fund their Spine and Scoliosis Support group, a forum for patients with spinal disorders to share stories and learn about new treatment approaches from leading experts in the field.
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SCOLI principal research fellow Ayesha Akbar Waheed presented two oral talks at the recent Cervical Spine Research Society annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Her presentations explored innovative approaches to intervertebral disc regeneration. @scoli @AyeshaAkbarW
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Congratulations to Hansen Deng for his selection as a 2025 AO Spine North America Davos Fellow at the recent AO Spine Advanced Course—Cervical Spine: Dealing with Complex, Revision and Deformity Problems—in Davos, Switzerland. neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/d…
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The neurosurgery team of @NitinAgarwalMD, Shaunak Patil, @Janam_Patel1 and @AyeshaAkbarW was one of three teams selected for runner-up awards at the 2025 University of Pittsburgh Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge. @SCOLIorg @UPMC @PittTweet neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/n…
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Abigail Crum and @NitinAgarwalMD publish new book Neurosurgery Fundamentals for Advanced Practice Providers that provides a strategic, practical, and a complete guide for building high-performing neurosurgical teams. neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/a… @ThiemeIntl @UPMCPhysicianEd
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Patient education is key to empowering recovery and improving outcomes.
A wonderful evening with @SCOLIorg , filled with meaningful conversations and shared experiences. Grateful to mentors, Dr. @NitinAgarwalMD and Dr. Kojo Hamilton for organizing this impactful event. 🙏
An inspiring evening at our Spine & Scoliosis Support Group! @PittNeurosurg @UPMCPhysicianEd
Dr. Christopher Standaert shared practical strategies for living well with spine conditions. Together with our support group community, we're focusing on what truly matters: staying active and connected.
Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their stories openly! Read more about the event here: scoli.org/2025/11/10/recap-o…
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Join representatives from the @SCOLIorg until 1p today at the @PittPre to learn about ways to ger involved within their research lab!
See 🫵 soon!
@upittcomm @PittHealthSci @PittTweet @PittProvost @PittStudents
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Visit my website for updates, to be connected to our e-newsletter, and to view my latest Blog post entitled: "Lecture by Dr. Joseph Maroon at CNS Swimming with Sharks: Thriving in the Neurosurgery Match and Residency"...
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Brain and Blade Session 7: ACDF, Posterior Lumbar Fusions and AR-Guided Pedicle Screws! Students had the opportunity to learn about key tenets of spine surgery and learned how to place pedicle screws!!
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Brain and Blade Session 8 was all about the Exoscope and Surgical Neuro-Oncology led by @hadjiMDPhD!!
Lots of learning happening here @PittNeurosurg @PittHealthSci for our MS2s!
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Congratulations to Amir Alavi! The National Institutes of Health awarded a $352,213 R21 grant to Alavi, Nitin Agarwal, and D. Kojo Hamilton to develop and test novel, wireless, metamaterial spinal implants in vivo. news.engineering.pitt.edu/pi…
ALT PhD student Wendy Lu holding a self-powered, metamaterial spinal implant and Amir Alavi holding a model of the spine
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.@NitinAgarwalMD performed spinal decompression and reconstruction surgery to preserve traumatic spine injury patient's function. Read Derrick's story at upmc.com/services/neurosurge… @UPMCPhysicianEd
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POST-DOC JOB POST ALERT!!! 🔥
We are looking for a post-doc candidate to run our flagship clinical trial to restore arm and hand motor function in people with post-stroke hemiparesis using fully implantable spinal cord stimulation!
Send your application to: my email :) #Neurotech